The actress was found unconscious and unresponsive on Wednesday morning. American actress Michelle Trachtenberg has passed away at the age of 39. Trachtenberg was best known for her roles in Gossip Girl, Ice Princess, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the Nickelodeon series The Adventures of Pete & Pete and many more. According to ABC News , police sources revealed that she was found unconscious and unresponsive by her mother on Wednesday, 26 February and was pronounced dead at the scene. The police said an autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death. “Criminality is not suspected. The medical examiner will determine the cause of death. The investigation remains ongoing,” the New York City Police Department said in a statement. Trachtenberg’s publicist released a statement confirming her passing and requesting
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Gossip Girl alum Blake Lively has joined in the ongoing tributes for her co-star Michelle Trachtenberg, whose death was confirmed this morning. The actress was found unresponsive in her New York City home and pronounced dead at the age of 39. Lively posted a lengthy statement to her Instagram Story in remembrance of the actress, who played Georgina Sparks alongside Lively’s Serena van der Woodsen on the late 2000s CW teen soap. “This is the first day I met Michelle,” Lively captioned a still of them in Gossip Girl. “She was electricity. You knew when she entered a room because the vibration changed. Everything she did, she did 200%. She laughed the fullest at someone’s joke, she faced authority head on when she felt something was wrong, she cared deeply